“We exist because our world is hurting, but we can do something about it. We can bear gifts of care, kindness, and joy to nourish and heal our world’s beating heart.”
— Marga Fripp, co-founder
Are you experiencing stress, loneliness, grief or sadness?
Come WALK with us, enJOY Creative & Mindful Movement classes, and make space to BREATH, MOVE, and EASE your Mind.
Our self-care services are compassionate, affordable, and accessible. They are community social interventions supplemental to traditional clinical care and are not meant to replace medical care.
Manifesting a Flourishing World, Art by Marga Fripp
The Pollinators Declaration for a Flourishing World
The Pollinators Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization promoting wellness, mental wellbeing and social healing through the power of arts, movement, and mind-body practices.
We offer a holistic approach to health and healing by integrating compassionate social connection with creativity, expressive arts therapy, mindful movement Qigong, and nature walks. These practices are scientifically proven to be effective in buffering stress, supporting emotional healing, and empowering people to create fulfilling lives of meaning and purpose.
Like bees in a hive, each one of us contributes to the well-being of the whole. No bee alone can keep the colony thriving, nor the bee can survive without its hive. To fully flourish we need each other, working in unity, serving the highest good of all.
Our ultimate goal is to humanize the mental health conversation and destigmatize mental illness, and through this to catalyze community health, and restore dignity, self-worth, and purpose.
Self-Care Practices for Health, Mental Wellness & Well-being
Through an integrated community-based approach, we bring together people from all walks of life to foster compassionate connection and resiliency. We co-create support ecosystems that build trust and care and nourish our human connection and belonging.
We are committed to serving communities in Haywood County, Western North Carolina, and people who otherwise might not have access to these services or cannot afford them.
Offerings at The Healing Hive
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Qigong for Mental & Emotional Wellness, Health and Healing
Wednesdays, Weekly @ 11 am-12:00 pm. Classes take place at our Healing Hive at Folkmoot and in nature.
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Art Journaling, Writing and Expressive Arts Playshops
Weekly creative self-care and mind-body practices take place at our Healing Hive at Folkmoot.
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Happy Hour Nature Walk
Weekly, on Tuesdays, 5-6 pm at Lake Junaluska. We're meeting at the Labyrinth next to the Memorial Chapel.
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Private Sessions and Creative Experiences
We create customized creative experiences and retreats for individuals, couples, businesses, and people in caregiving professions and roles. No art skills needed.
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Private and Personalized Expressive Arts Sessions
These expressive arts sessions are private and tailored to meet your unique needs for self-care, healing and wellbeing. No art skills are needed.
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Wellness and Creativity Challenge for Better Habits Forming
In May we host a month-long Wellness Challenge and in November, we create art every day to build new positive habits that cultivate joy, health and wellbeing.
OUR STORY
“What if we created a beloved community, a safe space where everyone mattered, and our collective pain, grief, and struggle became the pollen that nourishes the garden of life?”
Bee a Pollinator of Good!
Make a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation to help us keep our Healing Arts Hive at Folkmoot open and our services accessible or free of charge for people in need.
Join our Team!
Are you creative, empathic, and self-driven with strong communication and interpersonal skills? Does our work on mental wellness, creativity, and social healing resonate with you? If so, please apply for an internship with us.
Program Associate Internship
The Internal Revenue Service has determined that The Pollinators Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Our Tax I.D. is 92-1746861. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Our Healing Arts Hive is located at Folkmoot USA, 112 Virginia Ave, Room A-2, Waynesville, NC 28786